217 certified · Median $88,000 a year · Knoxville, TN
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
92
14
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
125
7
2
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$67,018
Median
$88,000
75th percentile
$103,000
A year, from 217 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $99,95590
Post-Doctoral Research AssociatePhysicists · median $67,01834
Research Assistant ProfessorMaterials Scientists · median $101,00014
Teaching Assistant ProfessorForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $58,3138
LecturerBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $60,0005
Teaching Associate ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $99,5904
Assistant Professor of ManagementBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $125,0003
Research AssociateMaterials Engineers · median $72,8623
Assistant Professor of Industrial-Organizational PsychologyPsychology Teachers, Postsecondary · median $66,5002
Assistant Professor of MathematicsMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $75,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.